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Steiermark
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Graz
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Franz Voves (SPÖ)
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2nd
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16,392
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4th
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(''die Steiermark'' in
German , ''Štajerska'' in
Slovenian ) is a
State or ''Land'', located in the south east of
Austria . In area, it is the second largest of the nine Austrian states, covering 16,388 km². It borders
Slovenia as well as the other Austrian states of
Upper Austria ,
Lower Austria ,
Salzburg ,
Burgenland , and
Carinthia . The population (as of 2001) was 1,183,303. The capital city is
Graz .
The term ''Obersteiermark'' ("Upper Styria") used by an Austrian refers to the northern and northwestern parts of the federal state (districts
Liezen ,
Murau ,
Judenburg ,
Knittelfeld ,
Leoben ,
Bruck An Der Mur and
Mürzzuschlag ). The term ''Weststeiermark'' ("West Styria") is used for the districts to the west of Graz (
Voitsberg ,
Deutschlandsberg , western part of the district
Leibitz ), the districts east of Graz (
Weiz ,
Hartberg ,
Feldbach ,
Fürstenfeld and
Radkersburg ) are referred to as ''Oststeiermark'' ("East Styria"). The western and eastern parts of the district
Graz-Umgebung may or may not be considered parts of West and East Styria, respectively. The southern parts of the
Duchy Of Styria , which have formed part of
Slovenia since 1918, were (and sometimes colloquially still are) referred to as ''Untersteiermark'' ("
Lower Styria ").
Hollywood film star and
Current California governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born and raised in Styria. The 2004 Nobel Laureate in literature,
Elfriede Jelinek , was also born in Styria.
The state is divided into 16 districts (''
Bezirk e''), and a
Statutarstadt .
- Graz
- Bruck An Der Mur
- Deutschlandsberg
- Feldbach
- Fürstenfeld
- Graz-Umgebung
- Hartberg
- Judenburg
- Knittelfeld
- Leibnitz
- Leoben
- Liezen with the subdistricts
: Gröbming and Bad Aussee
- Mürzzuschlag
- Murau
- Radkersburg
- Voitsberg
- Weiz
The state has been a stronghold of the '') was usually a member of this party.
In the latest elections for state parliament the
Social Democrats (SPÖ) under their regional chairman
Franz Voves won the majority after the ÖVP had damaged its credibility through scandals and the secession of a high-ranking party member who took part in the 2005 election after setting up his own party. In this election, the
Communist Party (KPÖ) also received many votes after it had gained much popularity through its role in local politics in Graz during the preceding few years. The two right wing populist parties, the
FPÖ and the
BZÖ both failed to win seats.
see:
Vilages in Styria
